I am confused, I clearly seperated behavior & such, from taxo, in fact, I used behavior & such, as an example of what we truely do not understand.

Also, I am not sure, you can say what I hold in high or low regard, as I am not saying what I truely believe, only some thoughts for us to think about. But with that said, as I seemed to say, there is most likely far more benefit in understanding what makes these animals tick, NOW, then renaming them time and again(they are still the same animals, let me add, they have not changed)

You surely understand, the clock is ticking and the battery is running low on these species in nature, or at least how they naturally occur. As opposited to how they occur in a urban setting. Again, it would benefit the common understanding and the future of these animals if we actually made strides in this area then the constant renaming of the same animal.

Please understand, I have nothing against their names, as I mentioned, you can call them anything you like. But what does that have to do with those animals exsistance and future exsistance? That sir, would be of utility for me to understand.

In short, a common name, some funny example you used, is at times of more utility then a scientific name. Particularly when the scienctific name has no practical application. Consider, a common name is a localize label. A scientific name is, only a name to be used in an across the board situation. But the funny thing is, they change so often, that is not the case. The books cannot keep up with the name changes, so in effect, only a few use up to date naming, and most do not.

My real feeling is, one day, hopefully, Science will settle on a consistant method of scientific nomenclature and stick to it. But as you can imagine that is a real pipedream. So, all in all, what is an Oketee corn? Or a green(non)ratsnake?FR

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